A job hub: Crane Creek Township has 7.0 jobs per working resident, and 155 people come in to work
Hardly any stay in Crane Creek Township for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (18%, 17 miles). 155 jobs are based in Crane Creek Township; 22 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Crane Creek Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 200 people are in Crane Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 190% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Crane Creek Township
Where Crane Creek Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% of workers
14% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
87% of the jobs in Crane Creek Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crane Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 155. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Crane Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Crane Creek Township
of Crane Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Crane Creek Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Crane Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crane Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Van Hook Township | under 5% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Sikes Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayzetta Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Knife River Township | under 5% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Osborn Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Van Hook Township, Sikes Township, Wayzetta Township, Knife River Township, Osborn Township and Austin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crane Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Crane Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Crane Creek Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Crane Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (18%, 17 mi), Powers Lake (14%, 36 mi), Fargo (14%, 272 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crane Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crane Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crane Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.